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I don’t do much online shopping. I don’t like it and I’m not very good at it. What I end up getting shipped to me always seems different than what I ordered. I much prefer to shop in person where I can better size-up the product I’m buying.

Together we are seeking Our Lady’s intercession to conversion, consecration and prayer and are offered in a spirit of reparation, for life, peace and healing, October 2 – 8. Click for the schedule and more

“The battle against the devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the devil is still alive and active in the world.” - Pope St. John Paul II

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Read Bishop Tobin's latest "The Imitation of Christ" column in the Rhode Island Catholic...

Pope Francis reminds us, “If we encounter them, we will get to know more about them. And knowing their stories, we will be able to understand them. We will be able to understand, for example, that the precariousness that we have come to experience as a result of this pandemic is a constant in the lives of displaced people.”

Sat., Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith Street, Providence

Couples from throughout Rhode Island will come together to renew their wedding vows this Sunday, September 26 in the Cathedral...

Beginning Fri., Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Haunted Labyrinth! The only haunted house in RI open rain or shine (rainy night? wait inside!) Find the schedule and more at hauntedlabyrinth.com. Click to see a sneak peek!

FRI., SEPT. 24 Congress will vote on the most radical abortion bill of all time, the “Women’s Health Protection Act” (H.R. 3755/S. 1975) - it would impose abortion on demand, at any stage of pregnancy. It would apply nationwide -even in states that don’t want it. Please take action now!

An invitation from the Office of Life and Family Ministry. Learn more, here - https://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/life-and-family-respect-life.

National Migration Week is September 20 - 26, 2021, with the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees taking place on Sunday the 26th.

Get to know a little more about the men you are praying for as they continue to prepare for the priesthood! The Seminarian Collection is supported by the Catholic Charity Fund Appeal.

After decades of faithful service, many retired priests continue to serve where they are needed, while others require assisted living, or nursing home care. Since priests are paid a very modest wage, they cannot rely upon Social Security to make ends meet. No longer able to rely upon parishes for basic living needs, senior priests depend on support from this challenged fund. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of many who have served faithfully for many years in ministry – some of whom continue to serve well after their ‘retirement.’ The collection is also our way of saying “thank you” for that service.

Mike Aquilina, popular author of works on Catholic Church history speaks on "St. Joseph and His Work: The life of St. Joseph, as we find it in the Gospels and other sources, teaches us a remarkable and revolutionary approach to our everyday labor." Book signing to follow. Co-sponsored by the Men of St. Joseph International.

Bishop Tobin has appointed the following priests of the Diocese of Providence to serve as...